Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer Recipe:

Heat oil in pan.

Put pinch of cumin seeds and when it starts cracking put half cinnamon stick, 10 green cardamon, 5-6 cloves, 5-6 black pepper.

Now add 2 small size onions cut into cubes, saute for 2 mins.

Put 10-15 cashews in it and stir.

Now add 4-5 tomatoes, little salt and stir. Salt helps tomatoes to cook faster.

Let it cook for sometime till tomatoes are soft and mashable.

Add 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste and cook for more time till rawness of ginger-garlic goes.

Now it’s time to add your spices. Put 1 tablespoon coriander powder, 1/2 tablespoon red chill powder, 1 teaspoon garam masala and mix. Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down.

Now once the mixture cools down grind it or blend it.

Now heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a pan.

Put some green chillies slits and chopped ginger. Saute for a minute and add the grinded gravy of shahi panner and stir.

Add 250 gms of panner ( cottage cheese) cut into cubes to the gravy.

Put half cup cream into it and mix.

Add salt as per taste.

Crush and put 1 teaspoon kasuri methi into the panner gravy and let it cook for more 5 mins.

Put 1/2 tablespoon honey to the shahi paneer gravy.

Allow it to cook for more 1 min Shahi Panner is ready. You can also garnish it with fresh chopped coriander leaves ( optional).